Biography
Daniel Reuss (born 1961) studied with Barend Schuurman at the Rotterdam Conservatory.
In 1990, he became director of Cappella Amsterdam, which he turned into a full-time
professional ensemble that is
now one of the most sought after in the Netherlands.
From 2008 till 2013 he was also the artistic director/chief conductor of the Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir.
In 2010, he was nominated for a Grammy "best choral performance" for the cd he made with the two choirs together (Frank Martins Golgotha).
From 2003 until 2006 he was chief conductor of the
RIAS Kammerchor in Berlin, with whom he recorded a number
of successful CDs. Their CD with works by Martin and Messiaen (released by Harmonia Mundi) won both the "Diapason
d'or de l'année 2004" and the "Preis der Deutschen Schallplattenkritik". The CD's Les Noces, Le vin Herbé and Händels Solomon
have also been critically acclaimed.
In summer 2006, at the invitation of Pierre Boulez, Daniel Reuss taught and conducted at the summer
2006 Lucerne Festival Academy.
In February 2007, Reuss made his debut at the English National Opera, with Händel's Agrippina.
In 2008 he directed at De Munt/La Monnaie in Bruxelles, with the Dido &
Aeneas-production of stage director Sasha Waltz.
From 2008 till 2013 he was the artistic director/chief conductor of the Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir. In 2010, he was nominated with the Estonian Philharmonic Orchestra together with Cappella Amsterdam for a Grammy for best choral performance for the recording of Martin's Golgotha (harmonia mundi). The two choirs also worked together in a recording of Stabat Mater and Sept Répons de Ténèbres (Francis Poulenc), released in 2014 by Harmonia Mundi.
In September 2014 the cd Warum, choral works of Brahms, sang by Cappella Amsterdam was released. It won the Preis der deutschen Schallplattenkritik beginning 2015.
Daniel Reuss has been invited to conduct chamber ensembles and orchestras throughout Europe.
Among these may be mentioned the Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, MusikFabrik, Scharoun
Ensemble and the Radio Chamber Philharmonic.
From 2015 Daniel Reuss is chief conductor of Ensemble Vocal Lausanne
In november 2016 he received the Ribbon of Honour (Ridder in de Orde van de Nederlandse Leeuw).
Biographie (Deutsch)
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